Splendours and Miseries: Images of Prostitution in France,

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Splendours and Miseries: Images of Prostitution in France, 1850-1910

This work traces the artists and photographers whoâ€”whether fascinated or repelled by prostitution in all its formsâ€”captured the realities and fantasies of this ambiguous world. From the scandalous Olympia by Manet to Degasâ€™s The Absinthe Drinker, from Toulouse-Lautrec and Munchâ€™s forays into brothels to the bold figures and caricature portraits of Rouault, van Dongen, and Picasso, this book foregrounds how the shadowy domain of prostitution played a central role in the development of modern painting. In nine chapters, these paintings, sculptures, lithographs, sketches, photographs, and press clippings are given context within the moral framework of an era when prostitution was considered an unavoidableâ€”or enticingâ€”evil, powerfully evoking the ambivalent place held by prostitutes in the midst of nascent modernity, from the splendours of the demimondaines to the miseries of the working-girl pierreuses.
Country USA
Brand FLAMMARION
Manufacturer Flammarion
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 9782081372740
Color Black
ReleaseDate 2016-09-06
UnitCount 1
EANs 9782081372740

Country	USA
Brand	FLAMMARION
Manufacturer	Flammarion
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	9782081372740
Color	Black
ReleaseDate	2016-09-06
UnitCount	1
EANs	9782081372740

Splendours and Miseries: Images of Prostitution in France, 1850-1910

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